Mint.com boasts 10 million users and is becoming ever-popular for those looking to manage their finances easily and quickly. Photo per wikicommons.

The financial app "Mint" has been around since 2009 and has announced that it has 10,000,000 users as of Nov. 2013.

For those who want to know where their money is going without much effort and be able to visualize it easily, Mint has become the ideal free application.

A People's Voice, PC World, Tech Crunch and Time award winner, Mint breaks down finances into easy-to-read pie graphs and categories of where your money is going.

If you already use the application your bank has, it will be easy for you to log into Mint. It links right to your bank account and categorizes your expenditures into rent, food, personal and more. You can add, delete and recategorize as you please.

Even better-- the budget feature.

Just how much money does that Starbucks habit cost you a week? Set a "coffee budget" on Mint and every purchase made with your debit or credit card that registers to a coffee shop will show up. If you set a coffee budget of $25 and you spent $30 that month, a red line appears, letting you know you're over.

You can do the same with loans, mortgages and any other expenses you want to keep better track of automatically.

You can also set bill reminders, and get alerts when your checking account is below a certain number of when you receive a deposit.

For University of South Alabama grad student Bailey Hammond, Mint is a perfect way to start out.

"As a graduate student, I'm
used to living from paycheck to paycheck, waiting for that golden day
when I have a job. Mint helps me keep myself in the clear, while
tracking my spending in certain areas, such as groceries, bills,
entertainment, etc. And because Mint is free to use, it's excellent for
someone, like me, who is trying to be frugal while saving," said Hammond.

As with any financial application, experts advise users to be vigilant and check their accounts regularly.

Additionally, Mint immediately warned its users of the Target breach last month.

For more information on Mint, how it works and how to download the free app, visit mint.com.